New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-21
RAIN AND HEAT IN CAMP.
THE 7rws SECOND DAT AT pgEKsKrLl.

| TENDER PALMS TRUSDLtxa LOADED wuKxLBAR.
Rows-DRrLLISo IN rHE BRoIIISG Sun.
PgggsKILI, June 20.-Tbers was general jubilee IN
the camp this morning, owing to the departure OF
General Porter he of the stringent rules and Puritan
| zeal regulations. tor che whole week. Not that his
abas nee or presence makes any particular difference
except in 90 far the sham parades and the
of fire works Ia concerned The camp fun GOES on ali
the time Just the same, Notwithstanding hs Drsconie
sdicts There would have been big bonfire la.s
night but that the tbuRdsrstorm soaked all the
material collected for IT, II did than this II cast
down the soul Of the young who Ia here agent
OF the Young Mems Christian Association. All BY
himself he yesterday put 10 q big tent just % the
parade ground pat sign over the door which bal no
mention Of Christianity upon u. but only label
Free Reading Room" and stocked the big table with
tracts and novels pamphlets on Prohibition In Pol.
itics." and copy OF each Of the New-York dailies
And oil day long he sat within tue shadow OF his tent
waiting for those who not HIS only visitors
were q deputstion from "Cbarey" Hoyps gles
singers who asked the loan Of the socetys haFmoniu
for Il church service As a consequence tue goody
instrument, which has voiced ANYTHING moro
profane than the Doxology' was lett standing ander
the trees and after the thunderstorm II found to
be 30 FULL "a be entirely nc0hefsnt aud corpofas
guard bad great difficulty IN guiding u home. The
good young man said, he lovely sat In the door Of
his tent watching the sun 20 down: g We were TO
have service Of divine song this evening. boz when
an organ gets IN that condition what can you do
But notwithstanding the mcrrmeut Company got
up for the whole osmr last night and the liberal
batons 70 the chaplain who let the bows OIL withou,
a sermon, every had 10 turn out IN his naked
thrst aud heavy uniform at o'clock this morning.
And how hot II was The rain had made little ponds
here and there IN the streets which the men c0u
bet on floating chips. but by o'clock the thermometer
registered 40 ana the little Duck ponds quickly ais
APP cared Then Immediately after two nonrs drill
aud substantial breakfast the tents we're Oycfhalled
and cot out all the dirt aud refuse being tossed
into the streets Al this hour they looked ike
thorou are In Central American 'i.i where every
kind of dirt s tossed into the public thoroughiaes 20
tester Ia the tropical sun. But the police guard
were along with barrows and shovels aud bfooms
IL il somsthng entertaining TO see on OF Ihe dandy
7th a man who at home may he worth hall a million.
or So raising on his hands by scays singer work.
But even wheelbarrow duty was nothing g. battalion
drill ~bioh immediately followed H. IN the binding
glare OF the sunlight. with the mercury climbing
10 ninety the men marched and counieTmsrchet
for tuo weary hours. u was amusing TO watch the
In line. with the Terspiraton running down tter
faces and they not daring 90 break martial rule by
wiping II on when a mosquito dropped on q mans
nose and worked away with the easy persstency 81
country well sinker And The only Joke to enighiea
IL was the heinous mistake OF Captain Steele. who l.
reputed have military tactics st he niger ends, aud
vet saluted handsome Cappa and his bsnd by raising
hts hat lie will not hear the Last OF THIS whie camp
lasts.
parade this evening. In one company particn airy,
which on Saturday swang their arms Just as n they
were sauntering down Broadway In civilians sutA
The CO nccit. too great success. Capt. per
formed composition OF his own called Episodes OF
a soldier. Lie the only disappointment In which
was the refusal OF the state artillery 10 Gre Their
cannon In order give a reait 10 the battle scenes
siill tho enlivening music was much enjoyed, aud
Cappas disappointment sil be made ~ Tor tomorrow
evening when he will have salyo OF the 7ths nhes
10 punctuaie his musical drama.
The Governor comes on Thursday 10 review The
regiment and the boys are talking OF q mock pataae
Tor their last night In camp. Friday event The last
one two years ago. was "a gorgeous aoair. Snd IN
ridiculous costumes agd other incidentA!s cost several
thousand dollars.